Anapea Village, Saperavi "Margo" Kvareli, Georgia 2020 merch 20 miles from Monterey Bay

20 miles from Monterey Bay

Jean-Michel Deiss has always been a trailblazer

but his family has also made extraordinary liqueurs for several generations

vibrant and finely-structured

the wine rests in the cellar for at least 9 months before being marketed

Anapea Village, Saperavi "Margo" Kvareli, Georgia 2020 merch 20 miles from Monterey BayThis wine begins with the early harvest of Mtsvane (a white grape). Grapes are crushed and start the fermentation on the skins. As the season continues, fully ripe Saperavi (a red grape) is harvested. At this point, the juice of Mtsvane is removed from the qvevri (clay pot), leaving the must. Then the Saperavi juice is directly pressed into the qvevri. The fermentation on the skins lasts for 6 7 days after which the juice is removed from the skins and